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Hello y'all I bought a Sunsport this past summer and am looking to do some ballast bags. I was wondering what would be the go around for bags, weight, boards, and wake shapers. so far I am looking at Straight Line Big Bag 540 tubes x2 and 375 Big Bag Tube, 2018 Connelly Bentley Wakesurf Board(Size: 4'9'') and a Mission Delta Universal Wakesurf. Just curious on what you guys think and what you have had good look with. Thanks
Any of the suck gates will get you what you need.
If you really want a decent wave, more weight is always better. Put 750's on either side of the engine doghouse. a 380 tube sack fits nicely under the seats if you get rid of the dividers. You could also put another tube sack in the rear trunk, but I usually used that for storage. You could put a small bag in the middle cooler if you wanted also.
So would you do double 750s or a single 750?Quote:
Originally Posted by trayson
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Double for sure. on my 92 sunsport, I'd typically run close to 2k ballast. Like I said, it's all about displacement. You need that weight for push.Quote:
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It also helped a great deal for me to make my own custom surf platform that didn't dig into the surf wave...
Okay. What style platform did you have. Because on my 91' it's super small. Skinnier than the boat and only 2 feet longQuote:
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OEM platform is on the bottom, custom one is on the top.Quote:
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What is that made of?Quote:
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That was a prototype made of wood, coated with underliner. However, I've since made a different one for my current boat from HDPE with hydroturf glued to the top. HDPE is easy to work with. Most people have used 3/4" to 1" HDPE.Quote:
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Thanks for all your help man!Quote:
Originally Posted by trayson
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X2. Unless youre running 8 people in the boat with those bags, weight up!
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You think I should be running 3400 lbs?Quote:
Originally Posted by NorCalPR
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Hi welcome to the forum. Just thought I’d add my 2cents. I have a 91 sunsport as well and just started surfing it late last summer.
The best results I got was shaper, 1 650 on each side of the dog house, 450 in the ski locker, 350 on the back seat of the surf side, and 675 in the play pen. That’s with just me and the wife and it’s kind of a pain to get around in the boat with that much but the wave is wonderful. With the 675 in the bow the swim platform just barley touches the water, so doesn’t affect the wave. I’d post a vid but photo bucket hates me today.
Cheers
Photobucket hates everybody everyday. Try Imgur.
Thanks man. Typically when I am running the lake I have about 3 to 4 people with me at all times. So I'm thinking I should be able to drop the 350 on the back seat?Quote:
Originally Posted by inair
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Yes, I would start with that and experiment. It’s not an exact science so just go out and play with it. Keep us posted on how it goes [emoji41]
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i will echo what trayson says. i run around 1200 on the surf side and an 800 almost full on the non-surf side, and 650 in the front. i built my own surfgate a couple seasons ago and trimmed my platform similar to what trayson did above. puts out a great wave for an old boat.
you will want to look at a new prop for sure if you're going to run a lot of weight. i would recommend an acme 913 (10.5" pitch) if you have a left-hand rotation engine, or a 912 if you have a right-hand rotation.
Are you running a 4 blade or a 3?Quote:
Originally Posted by jtryon
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i have the 3 blade, the acme 913. once in a great while i wish i got the 9" pitch that IIRC OJ Props offered a few years ago, but not sure if they still do. 99% of the time the 913 is perfect, but if you always have a full boat of people and want to run heavy ballast on top of that you might want to consider the 9" pitch. definitely consider it if you want to run heavy weight and a full boat while wakeboarding, as the time it will take to get up to wakeboard speed would be much faster with the lower-pitched prop.
with the 913 i still have a top speed of 35-36, not that i ever go that fast. if you have a need for speed, stick with the 10.5" pitch.
imgur for the win!!!Quote:
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